Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga

Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga

Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (Montevideo, 9 December 1771 – Montevideo, 16 February 1848)^[1][2] was a Uruguayan priest, naturalist and botanist.

He was one of those principally responsible for the founding of the National Library of Uruguay and the National University of Uruguay.^[3]

The private Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (founded 1985) is named after him.

References

1. "Academia de Letras |Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga". www.academiadeletras.gub.uy. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
2. "Dámaso Larrañaga". Buenos Aires Ciudad - Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
3. Larrañaga^{[permanent dead link]}
4. International Plant Names Index.  Larrañaga.